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package com.neuronbit.businessflow.intellij.editor.swing.editor;

//import com.intellij.uiDesigner.core.GridConstraints;
//import com.intellij.uiDesigner.lw.ComponentVisitor;
//import com.intellij.uiDesigner.lw.IContainer;
//import com.neuronbit.businessflow.intellij.editor.swing.editor.IProperty;

//import com.intellij.uiDesigner.core.GridConstraints;
//import com.intellij.uiDesigner.lw.ComponentVisitor;

/**
 * The interface Component.
 */
public interface IComponent {
    /**
     * Gets client property.
     *
     * @param key the key
     * @return the client property
     */
    Object getClientProperty(Object key);

    /**
     * Put client property.
     *
     * @param key   the key
     * @param value the value
     */
    void putClientProperty(Object key, Object value);

    /**
     * Gets binding.
     *
     * @return name of the field (in bound class). Returns {@code null} if the component is not bound to any field.
     */
    String getBinding();

    /**
     * Gets component class name.
     *
     * @return the component class name
     */
    String getComponentClassName();

    /**
     * Gets id.
     *
     * @return the id
     */
    String getId();

    /**
     * Is custom create boolean.
     *
     * @return the boolean
     */
    boolean isCustomCreate();

    /**
     * Get modified properties property [ ].
     *
     * @return the property [ ]
     */
    IProperty[] getModifiedProperties();

    /**
     * Gets parent container.
     *
     * @return the parent container
     */
    IContainer getParentContainer();

//  GridConstraints getConstraints();

    /**
     * Gets custom layout constraints.
     *
     * @return the custom layout constraints
     */
    Object getCustomLayoutConstraints();

    /**
     * Accept boolean.
     *
     * @param visitor the visitor
     * @return the boolean
     */
    boolean accept(ComponentVisitor visitor);

    /**
     * Returns true if only one of the children of the component can be visible at a time
     * (for example, the component is a tabbed pane or a container with CardLayout).
     *
     * @return true if children are exclusive, false otherwise.
     */
    boolean areChildrenExclusive();
}
